Roller screen



Aug. 23, 1932. M. SEIDE 1,373,156

ROLLER SCREEN Filed March 21. 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 War eff/0i A TTORNEY.

Aug. 23, 1932- M. SEIDE 1,873,156

' ROLLER SCREEN Filed March 21. 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 @J wax/44 ATTORNEY.

Patented Aug. 23, 1932 v MAX SEIDE, or DETROIT, MICHIGAN, AssIGNoR TCHAMBERLIN METAL WEATHER- 7 STRIP 00., DETROIT, MIGHIGA N, Aoonronn'rron or MICHIGAN V ROLLER soREEn Application filed March21,1929. Serial No. 348,719.-

This invention relates 'to roller screens and the object of theinvention is to provide 'a roller screen for steelcasement windowsincluding a frame adapted for attachment to the window and provided withways in which the screen is adapted to ride.

Another object of the invention is to provide a roller screen and frameadapted for attachment to a window without interfering with the normaluse of the window and adapted to be rolled up out of sight when not inuse.

A .further object of the invention is to provide an arrangement wherebya pressure 5 is maintained on the edges of the screen: to

hold the screen taut across the window opening and'to prevent theentrance of insects thereabout. V

Another object of the'invention is toprom ,vide'a roller screenincluding a frame adapted for attachment to a window and arranged sothat the screen is supported by the frame independently of the window.

These objects and the several novel fea- 55 tures of the invention arehereinafter more fully described and claimed and the preferred form ofconstruction by which these objects are attained is shown in theaccompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is an elevation of a window of thesteel casement type equipped with my improved roller screen.

Figs. 2 and 2a areenlargedsections taken on lines 22 and 2a-2a of Fig.1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one end cap for the roller housing.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged section taken on line 44 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a section taken on line 5-5 of F 4. i Til the windowillustrated in the drawings in Figs. 1 and 2 a pair of vertical mullions1 and 2 are provided and a horizontal mullion 3 is provided across thetop. The central window frame 4 is mounted on the mullions 1- and 2 andthe hinged window 5 is hinged to the frame 4 to close the opening in theframe 4 as shown in Fig. 2. l/Vindow lights are also provided about theexterior of these mullions 1, 2 and 3 in the particular type of windowshown though the roller screen is not used over these parts 'ofthewindow due to the fact that they do not open. Thedevice consistsprimarily of two vertical channel shaped sheet metal'frame members 6each having an inner flange 7 which is apertured and the adjacentmullion is drilled so that these frame members 6 maybe bolted tothevertical mullions by the bolts 8 shown in Figs.

2 and 4. The frame members 6 extend upwardlyand support the rollerhousing 9 at the'upp'er end thereof as shown inFigs. 1,

4 and 5. Each frame member 6 is provided with anouter flange 10 havingan inturned edge asshown in F ig52 and this flange 10 extends upwardlyinto contact-with the lower edge of the housing 9, as shown in F ig. 4,the

iialiq ge lO'being cut away thereabove as shown in ig.5."

' The roller housing is provided with an end cap 11 at one end securedto the housing and bolted to the frame members 6 by the "bolts l2-and a'similar cap is provided at'the opposite end of the roller housing whichis secured to the roller housingand the frame members6 in the samemanner. The caps are stationarily secured to the housing 9 and thecentral shaft 13 is provided with a rounded end 14 engaging in theaperture 15in the cap 11 while the opposite end of'the shaft is squaredand engages in a cap at the opposite end of'the roller housing whichis'similar to the cap 11 excep square aperture which the squar Thisprevents the shaft from rotatlng. As

shown in Fig. 5 a member 17 is rotatably mounted on the shaft 13 andsupports the tubular roller 18 and the spring 16 is secured at one endto the member 17 and at the opposite end to the shaft 13. The roller.tube

18 is secured'to the member 17 and a screen 19 is secured to the shell18 andis wound thereabout. By this arrangement, as will be understoodfrom Figs.4 and 5, when the edge of the screen 19'is drawn downwardlythe members 17 and 18 are rotatedon the shaft 13 thus winding up thespring 16 to increase its tension. Also by this arrangement when thescreen is released the spring 16 willroll 1 in place of the aperturel5in e end of the shaft 13 engages.

tthat it is provided with a cient to hold the screen 19 up into thehousing 9, 'In order to maintain a tension on the edge of the screen aspring bronze strip 20, shown in Figs. 2 and 4, is riveted to each framemember 6 and is concealed within the channel formed thereby. a

These spring bronze strips are each provide'd'with a flange 21 normallycontacting the flange 10 of the respective frame member '6. andthestrips2O at the upper in Fig. 4L, are, sloped inwardly at; 22 sothatthescreen will readily feed into position between the spring bonze stripsand the channel flanges 10. The bronze strip 20 as shown in Figs. 2 and.flange 24 terminating in a sloping flange 25. These flanges 24 and 25.are merely guide flanges and if the screen should be pushed out of itschannel "at the edge these flanges '24 and 25. provide a surface overwhich the edge of the. screen may channel. Thelower edge of the screenis secured in 'a double channel 23 by means of which the screen may bedrawn downwardly between the spring bronze strips and the channelflanges andif desired the tension of thespring bronze strips 20 may bemadesufiithe screen in position against the tension of the spring l6fbutsufliciently flexible so that by raising the channel edge23 of thescreen the spring .16 will take upfthe slack in the screen. i If desireda latch may be provided at thebottom of the window for engaging thedouble channel 23 whereby the screennayzbeheld in position to, close theopen ng irrespective; of the; tensionof the spring bronze strips 20.-;Wi-th this roller screen the channels in whichthesereen is adapted tor1de are secured directly to: the

window frame without interfering with the trim about the window frame, 7

'By this arrangement the wall y frame, without the necessity ofproviding wooden mouldings orjamb to which screen guides may be secured.1 is. also to be noted that this. device does not interfere w iththedraperies over the window and as the screen guides j are entirelyconcealed within, the frame member 6 a very ppe an e a tained. Also theentire device may be made up as a unit with the roller housing ,9.forming; the connecting frame member and supported on the vertical frammembers I v a v I From the foregoing description it becomes evidentthatthe device is very simple and efficient in operation, will noteasily get out ofrorder, provides a screen for tightly screening thewindow opening and provides a device which. accomplishes the objectsdescribed. Having thus fully described my invention, its utility andmode of operation, what 1 claim and desire to secure by Letters. Patenofthe United States is.-

A roller screen including ahousi-ng and end, as, shown 4, isalso-provided with a flat be guided back into its frame and theother orouter flange of which terminates below the upper end, the roll screenhousinghaving end portions attachable to the said ends-of the channelmembers and having a. longitudinal 'slot in its lower rear edge, theforward edge of which practicallyeoincides with the terminal end of theforward flange, a spring metal member secure'dto each channel member andhaving a flange extendingpractically parallel with the iforwardflange ofthe channel member and lying in spring'contact therewith, the saidspring flange having its upper end outturned to engagement with therearedge of the slot of the screen hous1ng,sa1d forward flange of thechannel and sprlng flange providing a guide for opposite edges thechannel flange providing a practically non-yieldable element against,which ;thevyieldablespring flange holds the screen when drawntherebetween.

A roller screen including a housing and a roll screen therein adaptedforv mounting on a window frame comprising,apair. of ver- 1 .t1cally postioned metal channel members 1n spaced relation with thechannels thereoffaciing each other, the inner flange of each cham nel member beingattachable to the window said, housing having end portlons at,-

frame, tachable respectively to the upper ends of the channel membersand extendingtherebetween and'having a longitudinal slot vat its rearedge through which the screen maybe moved, a spring metal memberattachable to each channel member and each having a part lying inyieldable contact with the outer flange of the respective channel memberproviding therewith a guide for opposite side edges ofthe. screen. c

3. A roller screen including a housing and a roll screen member thereinfor; mounting en a window frame comprising, a pair of verticallypositioned, metal channel members in spaced relationfacing each other,said housing bein-g;pos1; tioned at the upper endof the channel memabers, the inner flange of eachchanhelmem: her-being attachablejtothewindow, frame and the .housing in, the inner; edge of which"practically coincides with the upper end of the other and outer; flangeof the channel members, a} spring metal member attachable to eachchannel with the channels. thereof 7 of the screen and having alongitudinal slot, there: j

member and having ,a part lying-in yieldable contact with the outerflange of the respective frame member providing a practically ncn.-.

' yieldable supporttherefonthe upper end-of the spring-metal memberbeingoutturnedto said slot of the housing, said outer flange of each channeland companion yieldable part of the spring metal member providing avertical guide extending from the housing to the lower end of thechannel members in Which the opposite side edges of the screen are heldWhen Withdrawn from the housing.

4. A roller screen including a housing and a roll screen therein adaptedfor mounting on a Window frame comprising a pair of verticallypositioned metal channel members in spaced relation, With the channelsthereof facing each other, the inner flange of each channel member beingattachable to the WindoW frame, said housing having end portionsattachable respectively to the upper ends of the channel members andextending therebetween and having a longitudinal slot at its rear edgethrough which the screen may be 2 moved, said channel members furtherbeing constructed to provide a supporting means for the opposite sideedges of the screen.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification.

MAX SEIDE.

